Modification of an Evidence Based Healthy Lifestyle Intervention for People Post Stroke - Our proposed project extends on our program of research at Baylor Scott & White by modifying an in-person, evidence based, CDC-recognized weight-loss intervention called the Group Lifestyle Balance for people post Stroke. Some groups of persons post stroke have higher rates of overweight and obesity, pre-diabetes, and diabetes compared to others, and benefit from interventions that have specific modifications. Our goal is to improve the health and function of persons post stroke by increasing accessibility of the Group Lifestyle Balance curriculum through stakeholder-informed modifications. The objectives of this three-year project are to (1) engage an advisory board and consultant team to modify the curriculum to be relevant; (2) test the modified curriculum on community-based persons post-stroke; (3) examine participant compliance. We will partner with an Advisory Board, Consultant team, and Peer Mentors including persons with stroke, clinicians, and researchers. Twenty-four persons post stroke who are overweight/obese will be recruited locally with the support of local agencies and stroke support groups. Outcomes include: (1) an evidence-based, relevant weight-loss intervention for persons post stroke, (2) evidence of efficacy, compliance, and fidelity, (3) a scalable intervention for use with persons post stroke. Products include (1) an evidence-based, relevant weight-loss intervention for persons post stroke that is free and publicly available, (2) leadership guide to support community implementation, and (3) scientific papers and presentations of study results.
